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1		SENATE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3		congratulate Janet Bernice Runkel Anderson on the occasion of
4		her 100th birthday; and
5		WHEREAS, Janet Anderson was born on May 14, 1924; she
6		attended school in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area; during her
7		high school years, she worked at her father's grocery store,
8		graduating from Menomonee Falls High School in 1942; she
9		attended Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota and
10		graduated Phi Beta Kappa; and
11		WHEREAS, Janet Anderson married Burton Anderson in August
12		1946, and they moved to Evanston, Illinois in order for her
13		husband to complete dental school; they then moved to
14		Northbrook in 1953, where they raised three daughters; that
15		same year, she joined the Village Presbyterian Church; and
16		WHEREAS, Janet Anderson and her husband were both heavily
17		involved in raising their daughters, and she assisted in her
18		children's organizations, including Scouts and 4-H, as well as
19		school activities; and
20		WHEREAS, Janet Anderson was an accomplished seamstress who
21		also learned how to type transcripts in Braille for the blind,

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1		served on and volunteered for the Presbyterian Home Board, and
2		enjoyed going out to dinner and dancing with her husband; and
3		WHEREAS, Janet Anderson has been a lifetime letter writer
4		who has stayed in touch with her high school and college
5		friends; she enjoys knitting, reading, doing crossword
6		puzzles, playing cribbage, and visiting with friends; she has
7		also enjoyed planning family vacations and traveling over the
8		course of her life, and she has taken several domestic and
9		international trips; she loves taking wonderful walks at the
10		Chicago Botanic Gardens every chance she can find; and
11		WHEREAS, For the past 41 years, Janet Anderson has been an
12		active member and loving sister of P.E.O. Chapter IW, an
13		International Women's Philanthropic Educational Organization
14		dedicated to bringing women increased opportunities for
15		obtaining higher education; a wonderful cook always open to
16		trying new foods, she has become known as a memorable hostess
17		for serving her warmed, wrapped in foil, ready-to-eat ham and
18		cheese sandwiches at many P.E.O. luncheons; and
19		WHEREAS, Janet Anderson has enjoyed residing at Covenant
20		Living in Northbrook for almost six years, and she still
21		enjoys going out to eat and attending the symphony and the
22		theater; therefore, be it

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1		RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
2		ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Janet
3		Bernice Runkel Anderson on her 100th birthday, and we wish her
4		continued health and happiness; and be it further